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The Story of Classical Music

By:
Darren Henley

Narrated by:
Marin Alsop

Length: 4 hrs and 34 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
8

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
5

Story

5 out of 5 stars
5

The lives and music of the great composers of classical music unfold in this entertaining account, introduced by the conductor and musical personality Marin Alsop. In 1200 years, classical music grew from the chanting of medieval monks through the symphonies of Beethoven and the grand operas of Wagner to the huge orchestral sound-world of the 21st century, with its electronics and its film music.

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More Famous Composers

By:
Darren Henley

Narrated by:
Marin Alsop

Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins

Abridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
2

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
2

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
2

The first volume of
Famous Composers, written by Darren Henley and read by Marin Alsop, the American conductor, won a prestigious Audie in the US. Here, Henley and the Naxos AudioBooks team bring the combination of an entertaining but informative "life" and numerous musical selections to a further set of six composers.

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Famous Composers

By:
Darren Henley

Narrated by:
Marin Alsop

Length: 2 hrs and 17 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
3

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
1

Story

5 out of 5 stars
1

Following on the success of
The Story of Classical Music, Darren Henley and Marin Alsop combine forces again to tell, in more detail, the lives of six key composers: Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, Beethoven, Dvorak, and Shostakovich. Their colourful lives and their love of music are told against the backdrop of some of their finest works, an ideal combination.